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Get ready for the
Muslim Leaders of Tomorrow (MLT) regional conference in New York City, on April 25–26, 2009!
Building on the success of the 2009 Doha conference, 100 Muslim leaders from the United States will convene for two exciting days of networking with fellow Muslim leaders and targeted media trainings with leading media specialists.
The MLT April conference will enable MLTs to more effectively promote themselves, their causes and their communities through the media. Regardless of previous experience, they will take away a wider understanding of the way American media covers Muslims and Islam, and be better prepared to proactively engage media in their own work..
At the conference, participants will have the opportunity to:
- Develop specialized media skills through trainings such as “Messaging and Framing,” “Mastering the Interview,” “Media Rapid Response”, “Relationship-Building with Media”, “Self-Generated Media,” and “Writing Op-Eds”
- Attend an evening panel discussion with prominent journalists and media personalities entitled “Covering and Uncovering Islam in the Media.”
Cordoba Initiative Online Portal Seeks Contributors!
The new Cordoba Initiative Online Portal has been launched. If you write regularly (or semi-regularly) on subjects relevant to:
...you could
become a CI online contributor! Your opinion pieces, blog entries or other contributions will be featured in a special column on the newly launched CI website. For more info, email Josh at
jm@cordobainitiative.org.
Imam Tahir Anwar at 37th Annual Human Relations Awards Breakfast
Imam Tahir Anwar was honored at the 37th Annual Human Relations Awards Breakfast of Santa Clara held at Wyndham Hotel in San Jose on February 27, 2009. The breakfast was attended by about 600 guests. Tahir is Imam and Director of Religious Services at the South Bay Islamic Association (SBIA) the oldest and largest Islamic Center in San Jose, CA, with a congregation of more than 10,000.
The 99 Village Theme Park
The first of THE 99 Village theme parks opened this weekend to throngs of happy families in Jahra, Kuwait. A Grand Character Parade greeted the children and continuous entertainment delighted the attending crowd.
The Jahra weather was as hospitable as the park with brilliant skies and moderate temperatures. This is the first of six parks that will open under the banner of THE 99 Village. Half of the parks will be located indoors in shopping malls throughout the GCC.
On the other side of the world, America's most respected evening news program, The NewsHour, offered a prominent piece about THE 99. You may view it here (PBS NewsHour Video)
For full coverage of the opening of THE 99 Village in Jahra | View in Arabic
Wajahat Ali: The Domestic Crusader - MLT, USA
The play is opening on September 11, 2009 at the acclaimed Off-Broadway Theater, The Nuyorican Cafe (http://www.nuyorican.org) in New York City.
Check out these upcoming Domestic Crusader eventsin the DC area:
March 28 - 6:30-10:30 pm (dinner) - Shamshiry, 8607 Westwood Center Drive, Tyson's Corner, VA (703-448-8883). To learn more.
March 29 - 5-7 pm - Busboys and Poets (14th and V), 2021 14th St, NW Washington, DC (202-387-7638). To learn more.
For more information or to RSVP, please email dcindc2009@gmail.com.
Altmuslimah: "The Ambivalence of a Toothbrush" by Mona Sheikh - MLT, Denmark
E-reading Islamic textual sources is not the simple answer to patriarchal interpretations and practices among Muslims. The answer is beyond that of gender and linguistics. It is more fundamentally about broadening our concepts of religion and revelation. Muslim women should take the lead challenging narrow ideas about who has “religious” authority. Read.
Counterpunch Magazine: Zulfikar Majid on Understanding Kashmir - MLT, India
If the West intervenes in Kashmir and helps in finding a lasting solution to Kashmir problem, it will be seen as a groundbreaking goodwill gesture to the Muslims of the world, which will open new possibilities of dialogue between the West and the Muslim world. It will help Muslims...
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Asim Siddiqui: A Muslim Davos - MLT, UK
The World Islamic Economic Forum provides a vital opportunity for innovative thinking to get us out of the global recession.
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